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27 Aug 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient. — tap to centre the map on it Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Sept 2024
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Cliff Asness — holds since 2024-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What decides a country's fortunes is not owning the leading sector but using the leading technology to create its own comparative advantage. — tap to centre the map on it What decides a country's fortunes is not owning the leading sector but using the leading technology to create its own comparative advantage. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The key technologies of the Industrial Revolution came first and generated the profits that financed industrialists, rather than requiring a prior capital shock. — tap to centre the map on it The key technologies of the Industrial Revolution came first and generated the profits that financed industrialists, rather than requiring a prior capital shock. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting technology to keep accelerating is a bias of our particular moment; for most of human history the tools did not change at all. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Long-run GDP charts hide what matters: technologies are contingent and path dependent, so the same number can describe economies that work in entirely different ways. — tap to centre the map on it Long-run GDP charts hide what matters: technologies are contingent and path dependent, so the same number can describe economies that work in entirely different ways. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. — tap to centre the map on it Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Feb 2024
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Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2024-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most frequent business gains come from small incremental innovations, while most revolutionary innovations fail. — tap to centre the map on it The most frequent business gains come from small incremental innovations, while most revolutionary innovations fail. Last stated 17 years ago
5 Dec 2009
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Don Norman — holds since 2009-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology is a lever on the world -- the way to make more with less -- and productivity growth is the main driver of wages, industries and jobs. — tap to centre the map on it Technology is a lever on the world -- the way to make more with less -- and productivity growth is the main driver of wages, industries and jobs. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Oct 2023
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2023-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. — tap to centre the map on it "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. Last stated 3 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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John Cutler — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are